Stroke
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Diabetes-Related Outcomes and Costs Have Mostly Improved
After adjustments, mortality per 1000 person-years decreased by 28% from 2002 to 2020, with the largest risk reduction, 63%, in acute myocardial...
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Stroke Recurrence Risk Doubles in Patients With AF Who Stop Anticoagulation Therapy
Over a mean 2.9 years, 13.4% of those who discontinued the drugs had another ischemic attack.
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New Insight Into CVD, Stroke Risk in Migraine
Understanding how migraine relates to comorbid cardiovascular conditions is important because major adverse cerebrovascular events can be life-...
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Chronic Loneliness Tied to Increased Stroke Risk
Participants who reported having consistently high loneliness across both measured time points had a 56% increased risk for incident stroke.
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Study Finds Major CV Event Risk in Patients With AD Similar to Controls
An unexpected result was that among patients with moderate to severe AD, the risk for MACE was not significantly different from that of non-AD...
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Anticoagulation Shows No Benefit in Preventing Second Stroke
Oral anticoagulation with edoxaban did not reduce risk for a second stroke and the risk for major bleeding was more than quadruple the risk with...
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GLP-1s Reduced Secondary Stroke Risk in Patients With Diabetes, Obesity
The findings could improve GLP-1 implementation by stroke specialists in patients with stroke history and concurrent type 2 diabetes or obesity....
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Early-Life Excess Weight Tied to Subsequent Stroke Risk
“Being overweight may have long-term health effects, even if the excess weight is temporary.”
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Narcolepsy an Independent Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor
Compared with adults without narcolepsy, those with the chronic sleep disorder had a 77% increased risk for any CVD.
Commentary
Helping Patients Cut Down on Sodium: Useful Substitutes and Strategies
Americans consume much more sodium than recommended. These alternatives can help your patients get back on track.
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Sugar Substitute Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke
Xylitol is naturally found in small amounts in fruit and vegetables and has been used more as a sugar substitute over the past decade in processed...